Recommended Curriculum for Training in Pediatric Transplant Infectious Diseases

Lara Danziger-Isakov; Upton Allen; Janet Englund; Betsy Herold; Jill Hoffman; Michael Green; Soren Gantt; Deepali Kumar; Marian G Michaels; American Society of Transplantation, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and International Pediatric Transplant Association

doi:10.1093/jpids/pit079

Recommended Curriculum for Training in Pediatric Transplant Infectious Diseases

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Mar;4(1):4-10. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pit079. Epub 2013 Dec 6.

Authors

Lara Danziger-Isakov¹, Upton Allen², Janet Englund³, Betsy Herold⁴, Jill Hoffman⁵, Michael Green⁶, Soren Gantt⁷, Deepali Kumar⁸, Marian G Michaels⁶; American Society of Transplantation, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and International Pediatric Transplant Association

Affiliations

¹ Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio.
² Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington.
⁴ Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York.
⁵ University of Southern California, Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
⁶ University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pennsylvania.
⁷ British Columbia's Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
⁸ University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

PMID: 26407351
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pit079

Abstract

A working group representing the American Society of Transplantation, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and International Pediatric Transplant Association has developed a collaborative effort to identify and develop core knowledge in pediatric transplant infectious diseases. Guidance for patient care environments for training and core competencies is included to help facilitate training directed at improving the experience for pediatric infectious diseases trainees and practitioners in the area of pediatric transplant infectious diseases.

Keywords: curriculum; fellowship; pediatric infectious disease; transplantation..

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / education
Child
Child Advocacy / education
Communicable Diseases / diagnosis
Communicable Diseases / etiology*
Communicable Diseases / therapy
Communication
Curriculum*
Humans
Infectious Disease Medicine / education*
Patient Advocacy / education
Pediatrics / education*
Physician-Patient Relations
Postoperative Complications
Social Skills
Transplantation / adverse effects*
Transplantation / education*